I ran across an article by Ian Stevenson entitled "Birthmarks and Birth Defects Corresponding to Wounds on Deceased Persons," in which he defends reincarnation. The editor regarded this line of evidence as “the strongest proof yet of reincarnation.� One risk of rolling out your best argument is ...

An interesting post from Susan Blackmore at the Psychology Today blogs. Falling into Zen By Susan Blackmore on March 9, 2009 - in Ten Zen Questions I've been a scientist, struggling to understand the mysteries of consciousness, near-death experiences and altered states, most of my life. Alongside my...

Director : Frank Capra Release Date : 1 September 1937 (USA) Genre : Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery Cast : (Credited cast) , Ronald Colman as Robert ‘Bob’ Conway, Jane Wyatt as Sondra Bizet, Edward Everett Horton as Alexander P. ‘Lovey’ Lovett, John Howard as George Conwa...

Section: Mr Nobody: With this heading I am reminded of the famous song of The Beatles from the 1960s called Nowhere Man . The opening lyrics of this famous song, written by the late John Lennon , are: He's a real nowhere Man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody. Does...

I would love to have seen this presentation by Shinzen Young at the 2000 Toward a Science of Consciousness conference. Even the abstract is interesting reading/ Applications of Mindfulness Meditation in the Study of Human Consciousness Abstract from Shinzen Young's presentation at the Toward a Scien...

A great article from Shambhala Sun . I have been a fan of Polly Young-Eisendrath ever since I read The Psychology of Mature Spirituality, which she edited and provided some articles. Here she talks about the "training of love," and it's worth noting that she is a student of Shinzen Young. This artic...

"I wish I could say everything there is to say in one word. I hate all the things that can happen between the beginning of a sentence and the end" said Leonard Cohen, seen above on the terrace of his house on the Greek island of Hydra.Leonard Cohen is a sublime poet and songwriter. But unfortunate t...

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Shambhala Times is a cool new site I just discovered that is affiliated with the Shambhala community founded by Chogyam Trungpa and currently directed by Sakyong Mipham. This article is a reprint from Pema Chodron's When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times . She is my favorite teache...

“True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason.� - HH, the Dalai Lama Think of people as a cross between ants and marbles constantly moving in somewhat random patterns. A mass of movement, whirring about, jostling for position and direction going about...